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the typical form, though I have seen but few specimens 

 from the coast. One of Mr. Anthony's Beaverton speci- 

 mens was nearly typical gambeli, and I supposed the 

 specimen represented the birds which breeds there. I 

 could not find it about San Diego. 



170. Zonotrichia coronata (Pall.) Golden-crowned 

 Sparrow. 



San Diego. Rare winter visitant; last seen April 3, 

 1884; April 17, 1885. Probably goes but little south of 

 San Diego. — L. B. 



Poway. F. E. Blaisdell. — Rare winter visitant; not 

 noticed after the last of March. 



Volcan Mountains. W. O.Emerson. — Common from 

 January 24, 1884, to February 14, when the snow ap- 

 peared to be too much for them. A few seen in Febru- 

 ary and March after the storm of February 14, especially 

 during warm days. 



San Bernardino. F. Stephens. — Very rare winter 

 visitant to the foothills. 



San Jose. A. L. Parkhurst. — May 4, 1884, last. 



Alameda and Contra Costa counties. W. E. Bryant. 

 Tolerably common winter visitant. 



Berkeley. T. S. Palmer. — Abundant winter visitant. 



Central California. L. B. — Abundant winter visitant 

 below the snow line. Big Trees, September 25, 1880, 

 first; common at Murphys on the 29th. Gridley, Sep- 

 tember 24, 1884, first, six seen; common on the 25th. 

 Summit, September 25, 1885, first, rare; common Octo- 

 ber 2 (snow on September 24). It left Stockton after 

 April 27, 1880 — a late spring. 



Sebastopol. F. H. Holmes. — Abundant winter visit- 

 ant; September 24, first; last seen May 2, bulk departed 

 about April 15, 1884. 



Shasta County, Cal. Brewer.— June 14, 1877, nest 



